Tasmanian War Casualties

World War 11 Casualties

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Conolan, Bernard Leslie Reid

Born Hobart Tasmania the son of Bernard and Doris Conolan of Sandy Bay

Flt Sgt B.L.R. Conolan was the Wireless Operator on Wellington HF 402 which was engaged in a training exercise off Gibralter when the aircraft ditched in the sea and caught fire either before or after impact.

Four of the six on board including Flt Sgt Conolan were killed.

Flt-Sgt Bernard Leslie Conolan, RAAF, missing, believed killed while on an operational flight in a Wellington aircraft which crashed into the sea near Gibraltar. Aged 20 years, he is a son of Mr and Mrs B. A. Conolan, 17 Maning Ave., Sandy Bay. He was educated at Clemes College, and was an outstanding athlete. He was stroke of the Clemes Collège crew for three consecutive years and led the crew to victory in 1940. He was a brilliant footballer

The Mercury 17^th Feb 1945

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